January 2015

Upcoming Club Events New Year Breakfast Run on 15th February 2015 The first event for 2015 will be a Breakfast Run organised by our PR officer Ron Gaudion (5579 9098) to Hinze Dam. All members are encouraged to start the Jaguar year on a high by enjoying a great breakfast overlooking the dam. Date: Sunday 15th February 2015 Where: Hinze Dam Meet At: Arthur Earle Park 7.45am.for 8.15am departure. Cost: $15 per head.

Next Meeting The next meeting will be held on Tuesday 27th January 2015 at Sunshine Jaguar, 179 Nerang Road Southport starting at 7.30pm. All members and Guests are welcome. Note 26th January is Australia Day.

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CHRISTMAS PARTY

2014

MECURE RESORT

Chairmans Report

Hi one and all. As you can see your new committee has met and decided to resurrect the Torque Magazine in 2015. It may not be as fancy as the past but will have all the information about our outings, costs and payment deadlines you need. We have also put together a program of events for 2015 as well as some other ideas to make our meetings more interesting. The Register is only as strong as its members so get behind it and if you haven’t joined us in the past why not make 2015 the year to give it a go. I'm sure you won't be disappointed. We have a new and enthusiastic committee to guide us this year. I look forward to meeting you at an event sometime soon. Happy Jaguaring. Ray Howlett Chairman

GOLD COAST REGISTER CHRISTMAS PARTY 2014

How fitting to end another successful year on the Gold Coast at our Christmas Party, held on 6

December at the Mercure Gold Coast Resort. We met in lovely surroundings, to enjoy each

other’s company over drinks and nibbles, and were then ushered into an adjoining room to find a

wonderful Winter’s Wonderland, beautifully put together by one of my Elves, Gwen, and her able

assistant, Chris! There were Snowmen, Santas, Sleighs and Reindeers, and each table was

carefully crafted to suit its name, with snow and cones adorning the tables.

Everyone seemed to enjoy our dinner, a change from the usual Christmas feast, and the success

of the evening was proven by the amount of movement of people and volume of noise during the

evening. The brilliant band was conveniently situated in the other room, to avoid headaches, and

our new President, Tony Herald, was proud to give out a well-deserved award to Terry Cooper for

his commitment over the past year. Our new Chairman, Ray Howlett, made presentations to Terry

and Di Cooper for their amazing contribution in putting together very successful mid-week runs

over the year, ably assisted by Sandy Smith, and Derek McConnell was also presented with a gift

for his amazing efforts to “save” a couple of events at the last minute!

And what “amazing” raffle prizes! Enormous thanks to Ian, James and Tim from Sunshine Jaguar,

for their incredible generosity in providing two separate prizes of weekends driving in a brand new

Jaguar! The Mercure gave us a night’s accommodation with buffet breakfast for one lucky winner.

The hamper was spectacular – as usual. We even had a fabulous Gingerbread House, kindly

created and donated by Lyn Evers. A men’s prize, a ladies’ prize, the list goes on. Huge thanks

to Chris Miers for beautifully putting together the prizes!

Thank you to the members who came from Mt. Isa, Brisbane and Northern New South Wales, to

help us celebrate in style.

May I take this opportunity to wish every Register in Queensland (and beyond) good health,

happiness and every success for a great year ahead.

Debbie Duncan

Senior Elf and Overall Pest

Disclaimer The Gold Coast Register of the Jaguar Drivers Club of Queensland Inc. cannot accept any responsibility for any product or service statements made herein, and the opinions or comments from any contributor to the newsletter are not necessarily those of the club, its committee, its members or the Editor.

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MONTHLY MEETING JAGUAR DRIVERS’ CLUB OF QUEENSLAND INC. GOLD COAST REGISTER

HELD AT SUNSHINE JAGUAR SHOWROOM, SOUTHPORT QLD. 24 NOVEMBER 2014

The meeting was opened at 7.40pm by the Chairman, John Hornabrook, who warmly welcomed all members, and guest, Ray Hodges (Queensland Register Librarian). Apologies: Ruth Willmott, Steve Duncan, Lyn and West Evers Minutes of Previous Meeting: Taken as read. There was no business arising from the Minutes. Proposed by J Hornabrook; Seconded by T Cooper. Treasurer’s Report: General Account as of 18 Nov. 2014 $6572.32 Webb Savings Account as of 31 Oct. 14 $12,626.65 Proposed by M Porter; Seconded by J Hornabrook. Correspondence: No correspondence tabled.

Past Events: Bryan White thanked Terry and Di Cooper for a great mid-week run to Wellington Point, with a morning tea break at Logan River Parklands (sort of a tongue-in-cheek, wish-he-had- been-there-for-all-of-it story. David Willmott then explained exactly what did happen! With Bryan experiencing some vague disorientation symptoms at the morning tea stop-over, the members decided that he should not drive any further and an ambulance was arranged to get him to Logan Hospital for a check-over. Following 3 days of observation and numerous tests, Bryan was ultimately given the all-clear and diagnosed with a 3-hour episode of TGA (Transient Global Amnesia), which is non-recurring and leaves no known after-effects. Bryan expressed his sincere appreciation to all of the club members attending for their incredible response to the situation. In particular, he thanked Ray Howlett, Debbie Duncan (who got to drive his car!!), and David and Ruth Willmott, for their amazing support and insistence that he receive the appropriate attention. Morale of the story – make sure you are on a Jag run if you have a “turn”!

Future Events: “Combined Jaguar/MG Run (30 Nov). “The Cooper Run” – Meet at Bischof Pioneer Park, Nerang, at 9.00 for 9.30am departure. BYO Morning tea, with lunch at Harrigan’s Hotel, Calypso Bay, Jacobs Well, at own cost. “Christmas Party” (6 Dec) – 6.30pm for 7.00pm, at Mercure Gold Coast Resort, Palm Meadows. “February Breakfast Run” – Breakfast at Hinze Dam. Details to follow.

Cars and Parts: No cars or parts were tabled. Library/PR: Ray Hodges from Brisbane delivered two books ordered by Ron Gaudion, and announced 5 older titles for a donation. These are held by David Willmott for members interested. Trophy Presentation: As is usual at this time of the year, awards were made to both Terry (Point Score for Attendance) and Di (Enthusiast’s) Cooper in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the Register’s success in 2014. Congratulations!

Raffle: Three bottles of wine were raffled and won by John Hornabrook, Denise Hutchins and Ingrid Lindener. There being no general business to discuss, the Chairman then thanked Sunshine Jaguar for their generosity in providing the venue and supper, and closed the meeting, handing over to Tom Ross to chair the AGM.

Bryan White For Ron Gaudion, Secretary

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING JAGUAR DRIVERS’ CLUB OF QUEENSLAND INC. GOLD COAST REGISTER

HELD AT SUNSHINE JAGUAR SHOWROOM, SOUTHPORT 24 NOVEMBER 2014

The meeting was opened by Tom Ross, who agreed to chair the AGM. Tom thanked John Hornabrook, and the outgoing committee on the behalf of the members for another successful year for the Register. Apologies: As per monthly meeting. Minutes of Previous AGM: Taken as read. Proposed J. Hornabrook; Seconded B. White. There was no business arising from the Minutes.

Treasurer’s Report: Annual Report September 2013 to 17th August 2014: General Account as of 17th August 2014: $4535.70; Webb Savings: $12,571.97, Total $17,207.67 Less Financial Year 2012/2013 of $16,106.98 giving a surplus over previous year of: $1,100.69 Proposed by M Porter; Seconded by S Smith.

Election of Office Bearers: Nominations had been received and officers appointed as follows: Chairman: Ray Howlett. Nominated by R Gaudion; Seconded by S. Dawson. Vice-Chairman: David Willmott. Nominated by T Ross; Seconded by R. Gaudion. Secretary: Debbie Duncan. Nominated by R Gaudion; Seconded by L Evers. Treasurer: Di Cooper. Nominated by M Porter; Seconded by R Howlett. Editor : Robin Kup-Ferroth. Nominated by B White; Seconded by R Gaudion. Committee: Terry Cooper, Ron Gaudion, Derek McConnell, Chris Miers, John Porter, Tom Ross.

There being no further business, the Chair was handed over to newly appointed Chairman, Ray Howlett, who thanked the new committee for their commitment and looked forward to another successful year, promising to “do his best”. The AGM closed at 9.05pm.

Bryan White For Ron Gaudion, Secretary

2015 Committee

Position Name Home Phone Mobile Email

Chairman Ray Howlett 5564 1114 0408 769118 rayhowlett@bigpond.com V/Chairman David Willmott 5593 2524 0408 455249 davidanthony56@hotmail.com Secretary Debbie Duncan 5526 5432 0413 181919 debduncan5@gmail.com Treasurer Di Cooper 5594 4688 0419 748507 terry.cooper5@bigpond.com.au

Editor Robin Kup-Ferroth 5576 2134 0412 590458 robink4@optusnet.com.au PR, Library Ron Gaudion 5579 9098 0432 918112 gaudfree@iprimus.com.au Committee Terry Cooper 5594 4688 0419 748507 terry.cooper5@bigpond.com.au

Derek McConnell 5579 9936 0419 632117 derek.mcconnell@bigpond.com Chris Miers 5564 7989 0404 274386 clmiers@bigpond.net.au John Porter 5533 2826 0411 119844 jm.porter@bigpond.com Tom Ross 5562 1260 0419 751823 tiross02@bigpond.com

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Calendar of Events 2015 The following table provides a nominal list of events formulated by the Committee for 2015. The dates are essentially locked in but the details of the events may change as the year progresses. Further information will be provided in the monthly Torque magazines.

Month Date Event January Tues 27th Monthly Meeting February Wed 4th Mid-week Run Sun 15th Breakfast at Hinze Dam Mon 23rd Monthly Meeting March Wed 4th Mid-week Run Sun 15th Luncheon Run Mon 30th Monthly Meeting April Wed 1st & Thu 2nd Two Day Mid-week Run – Overnight Stay Sun 26th Anzac Day Breakfast at Beaudesert Mon 27th Monthly Meeting May Wed 6th Mid-week Run Sun 17th Mothers’ Day Luncheon Mon 25th Monthly Meeting

June Wed 3rd Mid-week Run Sun 14th BBQ in the Park Mon 29th Monthly Meeting

July Wed 1st Two Day Mid-week Run – Overnight Stay Sun 12th Christmas in July Luncheon Mon 27th Monthly Meeting

August Wed 5th Mid-week Run Weekend 28-30th Chairman’s Weekend Away Mon 31st Monthly Meeting

September Wed 2nd Mid-week Run Sun 13th Spring Affair Mon 28th Monthly Meeting

October Wed 7th Mid-week Run Sun 18th Country Run and Picnic Mon 26th Monthly Meeting

November Tues 3rd Mid-week/Melbourne Cup Day Event Sat 14th Theatre Night Mon 30th Monthly Meeting/AGM

December Wed 2nd Mid-week Run

Sat 5th Gold Coast Register Christmas Party . Club Event Payment

For members wishing to pay for club activities by Direct Deposit to the bank, the following details are below.

Please advise the Treasurer by email after making the payment.

Account Name: JDCQ Gold Coast Register

BSB 124 064

A/C No. 10224513

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That Was the Year That Was – 2014 2014 proved to be a busy and successful year for the Gold Coast Register with great events organised, a temporary change of meeting venue for a few months while Sunshine Jaguar was being renovated and new car models from Jaguar. Financially the Register is in a healthy condition. Events started with the annual February Breakfast Run organised by Ron Gaudion and we enjoyed a country drive to the Delivino Restaurant at Mt. Tamborine for a tasty breakfast. Unfortunately the event was marred by a problem with the lift getting stuck at the restaurant which caused some members considerable distress until being released. This event was followed up in March by a run through country west of the Gold Coast organised by Derek McConnell to Flavors Restaurant at Boonah via Beaudesert. Also in March some members joined the E Type Register for a breakfast at the Outpost café in Canungra. The National Rally was held mid-April in Victoria this year and those members who made the trip down to Melbourne for this important event had a great time, especially if they went on the post-rally tour. Di and Terry Cooper took the lead in May with a Sunday trip up to Kirkfare Klassics in Aspley to view the marvellous collection of classic cars. During May we also had the Mother’s Day luncheon at the Palmer Colonial Golf Club with members enjoying a two course lunch in a pleasant environment also organised by Ron Gaudion. With June came the Jaguar June Jaunt over three days organised by Peter Finn and Col Grahame from Brisbane. For those Gold Coast members who attended we enjoyed a drive down through Northern NSW to Armidale. Highlights included wine and cheese tasting, viewing a large collection of steam engines and carriages isolated in the middle of a field and a vintage car collection in Armidale. Christmas in July this year was held at O’Reillys in Canungra and proved to be a great success. Everybody who attended enjoyed the luncheon set in ideal country surroundings. It was a great event and thanks go to Arthur Kontalis who organised the event. Members who went on the Chairman’s Weekend Away in August experienced something different this year. The event was held overnight at Woodlands of Marburg, with a dinner termed a night of Murder, Mystery and Mayhem. Guests were required to dress in the period of the sinking of the Titanic 1912 and, between dinner courses, act out parts given to us by the hosts, with nobody knowing who was the ‘’murderer’’ until the end of the play. It was well organised and club members thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Thanks go to John and Lorraine Hornabrook for organising the event. The only thing dampening the night was some troublesome guests from another party well ‘under the weather’ causing real mayhem in the early hours of the morning, disturbing members to the point where the security guard was called. On the way home a number of us diverted to Neil and Jenny Summerson’s property at Peaks Crossing for a display of many different car models organised by the E Type Register. September was a busy month with the annual Spring Affair held at the Parkwood International Golf Club and organised by Derek McConnell. Derek led us on a roundabout way, heading west and stopping at the Pixie Tea House in Logan for a sumptuous morning tea and then eastward via Beaudesert to Parkwood where we had an excellent meal. Then the state display day was held at the end of the month and many members travelled up to the St. Josephs Sports Ground Tennyson for the day. Also Bryan White provided an interesting slide show of their recent travels through the European Alps at the monthly meeting. In October something different was planned by Kurt Lindener in visiting a Donkey Farm after morning tea at the Wyaralong Dam. Unfortunately the event had to be cancelled but all was not lost as Derek McConnell stepped in to organise a run to the Yum Yum Tree Restaurant at New Brighton. We had a combined run with the MG Car Club organised by John Hornabrook in November. It was a great day down through northern NSW to lunch at Mullumbimby but unfortunately the numbers were down a bit from our club. Our Christmas party organised by Debby Duncan, Gwen Howlett and Chris Miers was well organised (as you would expect) and a total success. It is described separately in the magazine. In between all the above activities we had the event organised once a month on a Wednesday by Terry and Di Cooper and Sandy Smith. Their effort every month was quite outstanding and during the year we lunched in places such as Summerland House Alstonville, Ballina RSL, Hotel Brunswick Mullumbimby, Canungra Hotel, the Irish Tavern at Calypso Bay Jacob Well, Tumbulgum Tavern, Waterloo Hotel Wynnum and Wellington Point. All the events were greatly appreciated by club members and thanks go to Terry, Di and Sandy for their efforts. The Register’s success for the year can be attributed to the 2014 committee and all other club members who have given up their time. Thanks to all. Unfortunately some of the events were not as well patronised as hoped for, and possibly with the reintroduction of this newsletter we will attract more members to events. Thanks go to Sunshine Jaguar for their continued use of their showroom at Southport for our monthly meetings and the supper snack following the meeting.

Ed.

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